NTT DoCoMo’s Xperia GX and Xperia SX handsets get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Japanese users running either the Sony Xperia GX (SO-04D) or Xperia SX (SO-05D) will be glad to hear that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is now available. The update is rolling out as we speak and updates the firmware version from build number 7.0.D.1.137 (Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich) to 9.1.C.0.475 (Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean).

Additions include “Experience flow” themes, POBox Touch 5.4 character input (the width of the keyboard can also be adjusted), folder management in the app tray, seven home screens in the launcher, new features added to camera UI and new swipe-up Jelly Bean lock-screen. Sony has handily detailed the full list of changes on this website, we wish it would do something similar for western users when major new updates arrive.